The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29
San Francisco Letter.

States had no use for Pearl Harbor,
President Cleveland issued proc
lamation, on 9th inst, to the
effect that the Hawaiian Treaty
had been renewed for further
period Of seven years, the said
treaty containing the celebrated Pearl
River clause granting the exclusive
use of it TO the United States. 1t seems
that the rumor had been previously
cabled TO London, Paris and Berlin,
where it created a lively interest in the
foreign offices'in those countries. The
only San Francisco papers that have
made any editorial comments on the
renewal OF the treaty are the Bulletin,
which approves, and the Chronicle,
which Of course disapproves, and
threatens that the House must be and
viii be consulted before the Senate and
President agree to any such outrageous
lob. The CaH also hints that the
House should be consulted in one of its
non-committal articles.
A most important change has been
effected in the overland railway service
between san Francisco and New York.
The result is that the time occupied in
the Journey l. now reduced to five
days, and there are two daily overland
trains which leave San Francisco nj
$3.50 a. IN. and p. m, and arrive in
SAN Francisco ut $40 Il m. and 40 p.
IN. One train occupies the same time
mS formerly, but the fast trains are as
lows; Leaving New York ut SIP. m,
w on Monday, that train will arrive
iIl san Francisco at 40 p. M. on the
following Saturday, the time occupied
being days, l hour and 10 minutes.
Going the other way the fast train
leaves san Francisco at 7:30 a. m. on
Monday. arriving i'm New York At $3.50
p. IN. on the following Saturday, the
time occupied in going East being ,
days, Il hours and minutes.
The advantages gained to the Aus
tTalian mail service can be instanced
this month. The Germanic that
brought the mails from Liverpool was
two DAYS late i'm arriving at New
York, and her mails did not leave
there till 7:l5 p. m. on Saturday. Tn
der former circumstances they would
have arrived i'm san Francisco on Sat
Upiay morning but n delay having
taken place ON the road they could not
have reached here till Sunday morn
ing. A. IL Is the delay caused was only
y hours. instead of p hours aS form
erly, and the mails arrived in san
Francisco at 10 p. IN. last night Fri
day being days, > hours and Is min
uteS out from New York. The Yea
landia is thus enabled TO get away
early on Saturday morning instead of
late on Sunday evening.
In consequence of this change in the
overland service, a change will be
made in the sailing of the steamers for
Honolulu and Australia. Mr. Buck
land, agent fer New Zealand here,
cabled full particulars of the new state
of affairs TO New Zealand, and he re-
ceived a reply from Mr.. Atkinson, the
POStmaster-General there, stating that
the Australian steamers were TO leave
san Francisco in future early on
Thursday morning. The consequence
l. that the Alameda will sail at 9 a. IN.
on Thursday, December 18th. In or
der TO make the Australians dates fit
in more evenly, she has been adver-
tised to sail on Monday, December
5th, AT p. M, but it is very probable
that this viii be changed and her sail
ing date fixed in future for Saturday
both from san Francisco and Homo
lulu. From Australia the steamers
will leave Sydney and Auckland about
Il hours later, from Auckland on Tues
day morning at 5 a. m. or 10 a. m, in
stead of on Monday evening at p. m.
This change will begin with the Mari
pOsa.
Sugar has been f1uctuating slightly
since your last advices, but the recent
high prices are now fully maintained.
There is no change in local quotations.
The stocks of rice are small and prices
very firm.
The new Hawaiian steamer Kaala,
built by Dickie Brothers for Hon. J.
A Cummins, made her trial trip on
the 18th instant, and slightly exceeded
ten knots. She is a staunch and COM
Portable little boat, and is built TO carry
a large freight, while her cabin accom-
mediation Is all good and on the upper
deck She sailed on the 18th instant,
with a miscellaneous cargo, under the
charge of Captain Trip.
The ConSuelO arrived in II days
from Honolulu, reaching here before
the Belgic, and bringing news of the
result of the Gibson breach of promise
ta>6- WHICH, MdS Speciality lloAtN ~
the Examiner.
On the 18th instant Captain Lee. late /.
of the Discovery, started on his first F.
voyage to Honolulu in command of
Kentfield x Co.'S new bark, the c. d. /
Bryant, which has been placed in the
Hawaiian trade She is large vessel, /
and able to carry 1000 tons Of sugar
Her cabins have been fitted and up
holstered equal to any ocean steamer, /
with Eastern pine and crushed olive /
plush. Brussels carpets, a library, /
bath and toilet rooms and other luXu- .
ries bid fair To make her Il popular
passenger boat, and Captain Lee is f
determined To beat the ten days record .
that he made in the Discovery
The annual meeting of the Hawaiian .
Commercial and Sugar Company was
held on the 18th instant, over 5000 4
shares being represented. During the .
year :, lS2 tons Of sugar were produced, +
which sold on an average of SIS 81 per /
u. IL,